The McKittrick Hotel; 530 W 27th St (multi-purpose performance space) —go here for: dinner and dancing at the Heath, rooftop cocktails at Gallow Green, live music and Sleep No More at the Manderley Bar

Amor y Amargo; 443 E 6th St (cocktail bar/bitters tasting room) —go here for: some of the city’s best speakeasy-style drinks (without the password at the door or snobbery) made with exquisite and often unusual bitters